Sled knee



Patented May 9, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SLED KNEE Ora B. McNees, Robinson, Ky.

Application December 23, 1937, Serial No. 181,442

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved sled knee adapted to be bolted to the sled top bar and rail.

An important object of this invention is to provide a sled knee that can be readily applied or removed and which will form a rigid connection between the top bar and runner rail.

Another object of this invention is to provide a supplementary brace forming a part of the sled knee and adapted to prevent lateral sway of the sled.

A particular advantage of this device resides in the fact that conventional type farm sleds may be home made with the use of the sled knee comprising this invention which is bolted to the sled.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereafter become more fully apparent from the following specification of which the drawing forms a part, and wherein:

Figure l is a fragmentary side elevational View partially in section showing the device in position on a sled,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View on the line 2-2 of Figure l,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View on the line 3--3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view on the line 4--4 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, II) designates a portion of a sled including the conventional horizontally disposed top bar II, the runner rail I2, and the runner I3 shown for the purpose of illustrating the invention.

The sled knee I4 includes the corresponding members I5 having the `intermediate portions I6 disposed substantially parallel to each other, and the angular portions I 'I and I8 extending outn wardly therefrom at oblique angles. The terminals I9 and 20 of the portions I'I and I8 respectively are bent outwardly to engage against the underside of bar II and the top of rail I2 respectively. v

Bar I I and terminals I9 are provided with the alined openings 2I through which extend fastenings 22 to secure terminals I9 to top bar II. Rail I2 and terminals 20 are likewise provided with alined openings 23 through which extend the fastenings 24, which are countersunk in rail I2 to secure terminals 20 to the rail.

Secured to the outerside of bar I I between terminals I9 by means of fastening 25 is the enlarged head 26 of the brace 2l.

Brace 2'I extends downwardly to form portion 29 which is narrow but thicker than head 2B and which is disposed between members I1.

The upper end of portion 29 abuts against the underside of the bar II and the lower end is tapered to jacent portions of members fit between the ad- I l. Portion 29 terminates in the portion 3l! which is substantially the same size as portions I posed between said portions.

6 and which is dis- Rivets 3l which extend through portions I6 and 30 to secure them together, complete the assembly of the sled knee I responding members I5 and d including the corthe brace 2'I.

It will be obvious, that the sled knee I4 may readily be applied or removed, as heretofore described, and being formed preferably of steel will provide a strong rigid support.

The brace 21,

claim.

I claim as my invention:

A sled knee comprising a pair of corresponding braces having their interrn ediate portions disposed at right angles to their ends and provided with oblique portions connecting the middle and ends of each member, an end of each of said braces being secured to a r unner rail and to a top rail, a brace having an enlarged end adapted to be secured to the outer side of the top rail between two of said ends, an intermediate portion thickened at right angles to the plane of said enlarged end to provide a shoulder to engage the underside of said top rail, said intermediate portion terminating in a low posed at right angles to the disposed to fit between the er attened end, disend and shaped and middles of said rst mentioned braces, fastenings connecting said last mentioned end and middles.

ORA B. MCNEES. 

